Long Beach is located in the heart of Southern
California, and the Long Beach Convention &
Entertainment Center is a jewel in the center Long
Beach’s bustling downtown waterfront. Just steps
away, guests discover first-class hotels, shopping,
entertainment, nightlife and more than 125 quality
restaurants. Palm-lined pedestrian walkways are sun
drenched by day and brightly lit at night by colorful LED light displays. With more than 11 miles of
sandy beachfront, inland waterways, and bays, Long
Beach is a watersport paradise.

The Long Beach Convention & EntertainmentCenter’s recent $60 million renovation was designedto give guests a stylish and welcoming meetingexperience. Using the TED Conference philosophyof collaboration, connection, and community, theCenter transformed its indoor and outdoor spaces toprovide a warm inviting atmosphere for attendeesto network with their peers, both electronically andface-to-face. Top-of-the-line Wi-Fi and communica-tion technology can accommodate the most sophisti-cated tech users. Abundant and comfortable seatingareas throughout the facility invite attendees togather together to talk or find privacy for business orsocial media connections.

The Center created a new concept with its multiple “turn-key” venues. Each special event space
includes professionally installed lighting, sound
systems, customizable furniture and décor. These
turn-key venues provide significant cost savings for
planners. Long Beach also takes advantage of one
of its greatest assets, 345 days of sunshine, by
creating outdoor turn-key venues that highlight our
oceanfront location and provide spectacular views of
our downtown waterfront and skyline.

Long BeachConvention andVisitors Bureau

GREGG HANIFORD

Senior Vice President of Sales and
Services

301 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 1900
Long Beach, CA 90831

Phone: (562) 436-3645Fax: (562) 435-5653www.visitlongbeach.comgreggh@longbeachcvb.orgThe challenge to capture and maintain guestattention has never been greater. Your events mustbe meaningful, motivational and remarkable. AtExperient, A Maritz Global Events Company, wecombine people-centered insights and science-basedprinciples to help you design transformational expe-riences for your guests. By unifying tactical servicessuch as planning, sourcing, ticketing/registration,housing, lead retrieval, mobile apps and beacons,we gather their demographic and behavioral data.This data is interpreted and insights are applied,leading to unforgettable guest experiences thatimprove attendance, foster loyalty and grow revenue.Together we are Perfecting the Event Experience®.

Experient

JAMIE MURDOCKVice President, Sales(240) 383-6933jamie.murdock@experient-inc.comLong celebrated for its bohemian flavor and superbquality of life, Asheville offers a bountiful arrayof hotel properties, from boutique hotels to grandresorts, from elegant inns to one of the many mod-ern hotels downtown. Getting to Asheville is aseasy as it gets, thanks to its convenient location atthe center of two major interstates and an airportoffering direct flights from major hubs. Asheville isa fast-growing destination – adding almost 2,000more hotel rooms by 2018.

From intimate venues to expansive multifunc-tion spaces, Asheville offers a remarkable assortment of off-site venues including open-air rooftops,
craft breweries, galleries, and outdoor locations
with expansive mountain views. Surrounded by over
a million acres of national forest, Asheville also
offers up myriad opportunities for outdoor adventure, unconventional team-building and other group
activities. With six James Beard Awards-nominated
chefs and more than 250 independent restaurants,
Asheville is known as Foodtopia™. Our chefs incorporate exquisite local farm-to-table fare into catering
menus and elevate the everyday break and banquet
to something outstanding.

Explore Asheville is the best first point of contact for meeting planners and provides support to
help build successful and memorable meetings. By
sourcing your meeting through Explore Asheville,
you’ll receive the best local information and a full
menu of Exclusive Services, which includes registration staffing, attraction value cards for attendees
and more. Additionally, planners that book a meeting before December 31, 2017 may qualify for our
Have More Fun On Us incentive program. Explore
Asheville is a vital piece of the planning process and
will help make your next meeting an unqualified
success.